Greene County
Natural gas power plant · Greene County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
1,288 MW
Rank in Alabama
#8
of 80 plants
In service since
1965
June 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Alabama Power Co
- County
- Greene County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 3.90%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #3 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 10
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 299 MW | 258 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 269 MW | 258 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| GT10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 85 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 84 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 82 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 81 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 82 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 81 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 80 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 83 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| GT9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 80 MW | 82 MW | 1996 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Alabama
| Joseph M Farley | Nuclear | 1,776 MW |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | Natural gas | 1,304 MW |
| Colbert | Natural gas | 1,170 MW |
| Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station | Natural gas | 939 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1,288 MW solar plant and a 1,288 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Alabama power plants · What Alabama actually generates